Cortical shell composed of 6 hemispherical cupolas, opposite in pairs on the poles of 3 mutually perpendicular axes. Variously shaped "central chamber" with or without enclosed small medullary shell. Diameter: ca. 150 µm.

Ref.: Haeckel (1887).

Cubotholus spp. group

Kingdom Protoctista
Phylum Actinopoda
Subphylum Sarcodina
Class Polycystina
Order Spumellaria
Family Tholoniidae
Genus Cubotholus
Species Cubotholus spp.

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Not included in WoRMS database

Scientific synonyms and common names

Tholonium spp.
Amphitholus spp.
Cubotholus cf. orthoceras

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